Dillon Drosselmeyer
Castle Rock,CO
Summary
Mechanical engineer with strong expertise in thermal-fluid and propulsion systems honed over 5 years of research experience. Proven critical leader over the last 6 years in academic, research, and field environments with a preference for fast-paced, high-stress environments.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Master Teaching Assistant
Colorado School of Mines
08.2024 - Current
- Teaching Assistant for 15+ courses simultaneously within the Mechanical Engineering Department for 1,000+ students.
- My role led to a 12% and 9% increase in solid mechanics test scores during 2 semesters, respectively.
- Mentor to over 250 of Mines' Mechanical Engineering students in the largest mechanical department nationwide.
Thermal-Fluids Engineering Consultant
Orbital Mining Corporation
08.2023 - 08.2024
- Designed and fabricated components for 2nd place winning project in NASA's Watts on the Moon challenge in 2024.
- Conducted dozens of thermal vacuum chamber experiments utilizing custom design and fabrication of additively manufactured parts.
- Led various engineering backgrounds in execution of T-Vac chamber tests and integrated critical hardware for lunar environments.
Communications Lieutenant, FAA Cleared
Denver Health Paramedics
04.2016 - 01.2022
- Developed and executed Denver 911's COVID-19 Transport Response Plan organizing 25+ agencies and 100,000's of patients.
- Leader in a team of 31 coordinating 135,000+ calls for service and 78,000+ patient transports per year.
- Coordinator for over 100 Mass Casualty Incidents resulting in changes to dispatching protocols and 18% shorter scene times.
Undergraduate Physics Researcher
Colorado School of Mines
05.2012 - 05.2015
- Collaborated with a doctoral candidate to build and verify operation of a dual arm fission fragment mass spectrometer.
- Signal analysis was done using LabView and custom waveform digitizers.
Undergraduate Physics Researcher
Regis University
08.2011 - 05.2012
- Designed and built a 121x gain signal amplification circuit for silicon photomultipliers. The device was capable of observing a single photon collision for under $100 and my design was presented in Switzerland by Dr. Frederick Gray.
Education
Master of Science - Thermal-Fluids
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO05.2025
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO05.2024
Skills
- CAD & Simulation: SolidWorks, Fusion360, Creo, ANSYS Fluent, STK, EAGLE
- Documentation & Systems Modeling: MathCAD, Cameo MBSE, Microsoft Office, Trade Studies
- Programming & Scripting: MATLAB, Python, Cantera, C, C, LabView, Verilog
- Engineering Methodologies: Six Sigma, AGILE, ASME Y145 GD&T Standards, Fluids Similarity Reductions
Timeline
Master Teaching Assistant
Colorado School of Mines
08.2024 - Current
Thermal-Fluids Engineering Consultant
Orbital Mining Corporation
08.2023 - 08.2024
Communications Lieutenant, FAA Cleared
Denver Health Paramedics
04.2016 - 01.2022
Undergraduate Physics Researcher
Colorado School of Mines
05.2012 - 05.2015
Undergraduate Physics Researcher
Regis University
08.2011 - 05.2012
Master of Science - Thermal-Fluids
Colorado School of Mines
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Colorado School of Mines
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